Portfolio Night India gives emerging creatives direct access to the industry’s top talent

The One Club for Creativity, in partnership with Omnicom Advertising India, concluded the fifth edition of Portfolio Night in India, with two emerging winners: Aadya Adukia from the Mumbai in-person edition and Aaradhya Gandhre from the pan-India virtual edition.

Both the winners will now advance to Portfolio Night All-Stars, a week-long virtual programme bringing together winners from each market to collaborate in teams on a creative brief for a major global brand. The final winning team will then be flown to New York by The One Club for a week of events and networking.

Five editions in, the platform has firmly established itself as the country’s most sought-after launchpad for young creative careers, putting emerging talent directly in front of the people who shape Indian creativity.

Participants presented their portfolios and received candid one-on-one feedback from a panel of the industry’s senior creative leaders.

Speaking about the event, Josy Paul, Chairman & Group CCO, BBDO Group India, said: “What I saw was work that was brave and personal in the best way possible. Talent may open the door, but it is love that takes you forward. Love for the idea, the craft and the people you make it with. Every portfolio carried that love, and it is why I believe our industry’s future is secure.”

Rahul Mathew, Chief Creative Officer, McCann India, said: “We usually think of this opportunity during Portfolio Night as us mentoring them, but the exchange runs both ways. Sitting across from young creatives who have not yet learned what ‘can’t be done’ is a good reset for those of us who have been at it for years. We went in to give feedback and came out with a few things to think about ourselves.”

Russell Barrett, Chief Creative Experience Officer, TBWA\Lintas, added: “Portfolio Night is one of the best things our industry does for young talent. It gives emerging creatives something rare, an honest conversation with no gatekeeping and no shortcuts. I know we say this often, but this year some of the portfolios were truly exceptional and genuinely inspiring. Advertising is in good hands!”

The participants got the chance to meet a distinguished panel of creative leaders including:
Abhijit Avasthi, Founder, Sideways Consulting
Adarsh Atal, Chief Creative Officer, Tilt Brand Solutions
Anupama Ramaswamy, Managing Director and CCO, Havas India (Virtual)
Anusheela Saha, Head of Creative, McCann India (Virtual)
Ashish Chakravarty, Managing Partner & Chief Creative Officer, Garage Worldwide
Chandni Samaria, Senior Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi India
Hemant Shringy, Chief Creative Officer & Managing Partner, Wondrlab India
Hetal Ajmera, Co-Founder, Chief Design Officer, Sharpener Design Studio (Virtual)
Josy Paul, CCO, BBDO Group India, and Chairman, BBDO India
Kainaz Karmakar, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy
Kapil Batra, President – Creative, TBWA\Lintas (Virtual)
Krishna Mani, National Creative Director, BBDO Group India (Virtual)
Mayuresh Dubhashi, Chief Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi India
Neville Shah, Chief Creative Officer, Kinnect
Nitin Pradhan, Creative Head, Leo India (Virtual)
Parikshit Bhattaccharya, Chief Creative Officer, BBH India + Propagate India
Pooja Manek, Creative and Founding Member, Talented (Virtual)
Pragati Rana, Founding Partner, TGTHR
Pravin V. Sutar, National Creative Director, Leo India
Radhika Dhuru, Executive Creative Director, Open Strategy & Design (Virtual)
Rahul Mathew, Chief Creative Officer, McCann India
Rohit Dubey, Senior Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy
Russell Barrett, Chief Creative Experience Officer, TBWA\Lintas
Sandipan Bhattacharyya, Chief Creative Officer, Monks India
Sachin Kamble, Chief Creative Officer, Leo India
Sarvesh Raikar, Creative President, TBWA\Lintas
Shyam Nair, Executive Creative Director, 22feet (Virtual)
Sindhu Sharma, National Creative Director, Enormous Brands
Sonal Chhajerh, National Creative Director, Leo India
Souvik Datta, National Creative Director, BBDO Group India (Virtual)
Shriram Iyer, Co-founder, ZeroFifty Mediaworks
Vasudha Misra, President – Creative, TBWA\Lintas (Virtual)
Vishnu Srivatsav, Chief Creative Experience Officer, 22feet